Jesus instituted
His Supper, our Lordís Supper, on
the night before He was crucified on Nissan 14, 30 A.D.Our Lord wanted to have an intimate
fellowship supper with those who believed in Him, before He would physically
leave them on earth; after His physical death, after His resurrection. His
Supper consists of a simple meal of unleavened bread, and the fruit of the vine
(wine or grape juice). When the words of Jesus in the verse
below are spoken over them; His body becomes present (physically or spiritually) in and with the bread, His blood becomes present (physically or spiritually) in and with the fruit of the vine.

*Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it
broke it and gave it to the disciples, and
said, ďTake, eat; this is my
body.Ē And he took a cup, and
when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, ďDrink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell
you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I
drink it new with you in my Fatherís kingdom.ĒMatt 26:26-29 ESV+

When believers
come to our Lordís Supper we have an intimate fellowship with our Savior. When
we eat and drink of our Lordís Supper in which His body and blood are (physically or spiritually) present, we participate in our Saviorís body and blood. By
faith in the grace Jesusí body and blood has given us, we receive spiritual
blessings.

*The cup
of blessing that we bless, is it not a
participation in the blood of Christ?
The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?1Co 10:16 ESV+

*Blessed
be the God and Fatherof our
Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in
Christwith every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places,Eph 1:3 ESV+

Our Heavenly
Father required Israel in His Old Covenant ceremonial laws to celebrate the
Passover (Nisan 14) and theFeast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15-21)
at His Temple in Jerusalem each year; to come and be with their God in the
place where He dwelled.

*So they resolved to
make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that they
should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel at
Jerusalem, since they had not done it
for a long time in the prescribed manner.2Chr 30:5 NKJV+

*"You are not allowed to sacrifice the Passover in any of your towns which the Lord your God is giving you; but at the place where the Lord
your God chooses to establish His name,Dt 16:5 NASB+

Each family in
Israel was to select a Passover lamb (Nisan 10) without any defects, and on Passover
afternoon (Nisan 14) bring it to the Temple in Jerusalem.† Passover initiated Ex.
chap 12

Lambís blood forgave their
sins: There the Levites
would sacrifice the Passover lamb, by killing it and pouring its blood into a
container. Then the priests threw, poured, or sprinkled the Passover lambís
blood upon the altar of the Temple; to forgive the sins of the family who
brought the Passover lamb.

Lambís bodywas the
Passover meal uniting believers with their God, with all believers in
Jerusalem: That night all
the believers would be annually united in Jerusalem with their Heavenly Father,
with each other; as they ate the Passover Supper of the lamb which had been
sacrificed.

*you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening at
sunset, at the time that you came out of Egypt.Dt
16:6 NASB+

*They slaughtered
the Passover animals, and
while the priests sprinkled the blood received from their hand, the Levites skinned them.2Chr 35:11
NASB+

*"You shall cook and eat it in the place which the Lord your God chooses.
Dt 16:7 NASB+

The Passover lamb
was symbolically showing Israel how our Messiah, Jesus would come and save us.
How Jesus would become our Passover Lamb, who would shed His blood upon the cross, as the only
sacrificial means by which our Father would forgive all of our sins.
And how we would spiritually be united
together in the body of Christ, become spiritually one with
Jesus; through Jesus, become spiritually one with all other believers on earth
and in Heaven above.†††††

*Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a
new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
1Co 5:7 ESV+

*knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your
forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 1Pe 1:18-19
ESV+

*so we, being many, are
one body in Christ, and individually
members of one another. Ro 12:5 NKJV+

Jesus the night before
He became our Passover Lamb, the night before He offered His body and blood for
us, instituted His own Supper for us to eat and drink; replacing the Passover
meal. A Supper our Savior would have us continue to celebrate, until He returns
and takes us to Heaven, where we will eat His Supper with Him once again. The
next day Jesusí atoning death on the cross brought in the New Covenant of His
grace, which replaced the Old Covenant ceremonial laws.

*For as often
as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lordís death
until he comes. 1Co 11:26 ESV+

*In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the
first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready
to vanish away. Heb 8:13 ESV+

Truth learned: Jesus established His New Covenant of
grace, instituted His Supper; which we are to celebrate until He returns to
take us home to Heaven.

3. Jesusí body and blood are (physically or spiritually) present

3.1 There has long been an ongoing debate among believers whether
Jesusí body is physically or spiritually present in and within the unleavened
bread; whether His blood is physically or spiritually present in and with the
wine or grape juice, after His words are read over them. Physically meaning;
the holy human physical body and blood of Jesus while He lived on earth;†

*Since
the children have flesh and blood,
he too shared in their humanity so
that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is,
the devilóHeb 2:14 NIV+

*And you know that He was manifested to take
away our sins, and in Him there is no
sin. 1Jn 3:5 NKJV+

3.2 Spiritually meaning the spiritual holiness our Saviorís blood
gives us, the spiritual unity His body gives us. Like how Jesusí spiritual body
and blood fed Israel; so they would believe that a Messiah, Christ, would come
and save them. This foreshadowed the spiritual food and spiritual drink Jesus
would provide us in the New Covenant of His grace. This could also refer to
Jesus in the same spiritual way He was transfigured.††††

*and all ate the same spiritual food; and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual
rock which followed them; and the rock
was Christ1Co 10:3-4 NASB+

*and He
was transfigured before them. His
face shone like the sun, and His
clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared
to them, talking with Him. Matt 17:2-3 NKJV+

We do not want to get into
this debate now. For as long as believers know Jesus is present in and with His
meal, we will reverently want to come to our Lordís Table. We will want to have
an intimate fellowship with Him; and through faith in what our Saviorís body
and blood have done to save us; we will receive spiritual blessings. Whether we
believe our Saviorís body and blood are (physically or spiritually) present.

From here on we will only refer to our
Saviorís body and blood being present.

3.3 Jesus at Capernaum introduced the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit, foreshadowed His Supper with the following words. ďWhoever feeds on my flesh
and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.Ē†And
ďWhoever
feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life,Ē.We know this is
referring to the indwelling baptism of the Holy Spirit, being born again. For
only when the Spirit lives in our hearts, are we one with Christ; and when the
Spirit dwells in our hearts we belong to Christ and have eternal life.† †

*Whoever feeds
on my flesh and drinks my bloodabides in me, and I in him. Jn 6:56 ESV+

*Whoever
feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I
will raise him up on the last day.Jn 6:54 ESV+

*You, however, are not in the fleshbut in the
Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God
dwells in you. Anyone who does not
have the Spirit of Christ does not
belong to him. Ro 8:9 ESV+

3.4 Jesus later explained this to His disciples that His words
were spirit (spiritual). That the Spirit gives believers eternal
life, by allowing us to spiritually feed and drink off of Jesusí body and
blood; and receive all the blessings His grace gave us. Christís grace is the means by which we are saved; the
indwelling of the Spirit, so we can spiritually eat, drink, and participate in
Christís grace, is the way we are
saved.

*It is the Spirit who gives life;
the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit,
and they are life.Jn 6:63 NKJV+

3.5 The Spirit, when He lives in our hearts, enables us to
spiritually feed and drink off the grace Jesusí body and blood has given us.
The Spirit in the same manner also enables us to spiritually eat and drink of
Christís grace at His Supper. By making Jesusí body present in and with the
unleavened bread, His blood present in and with the wine or grape juice; after
Jesusí words of institution are read over them (called
consecrating the bread and wine).
As believers come to our Lordís Table, we have an intimate fellowship meal with
our Savior.

*For my
flesh is true food, and my blood is
true drink.Jn 6:55 ESV+

*We have not
received the spirit of the worldbut the Spirit who is from God, that we may understandwhat God
has freely given us.1Co 2:12 NIV+

3.6 We spiritually feed and drink on our Saviorís grace, when out
of love, by faith, we remember that Godís only Son came down from Heaven and
became a man, became Jesus. That He shed His blood on the cross for our sins;
so He could unite us together in His body as spiritually one with Him, and
through Him spiritually one with all of Godís children. And we are able to
receive every spiritual blessing in Heaven which our Father gives us through
our Lord Jesus Christ.

*I give thanks to my God always for you
because of the grace of God that was
given you in Christ Jesus, that in every
way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledgeó even as the
testimony about Christ was confirmed among youóso that you are not lacking
in any spiritual gift, as you wait
for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1Co 1:4-7 ESV+

*Blessed
be the God and Fatherof our
Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in
Christwith every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places,Eph 1:3 ESV+

3.7 Three writers in the New Testament (Matt
26:26-28, Mk 14 22:24, Lk 22:19-20) all give
the same account. Jesus took bread and said, ďthis is my body.Ē He
took the cup with wine or grape juice in it and said, ďThis is my blood.Ē Or
ďthenew covenant in myblood.Ē Jesus later told Paul; He took bread and
said, ďthis is my body.Ē
He took the cup which had
wine or grape juice in it and said,this cup is the new
covenant in my blood.
Nowhere does Jesus use the word represents. Jesusí words should be read over
the bread and wine or grape juice to consecrate them, without any words being
added. We should believe in Jesusí words as we come to our His Supper.

*While they were eating, Jesus took bread,
gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and
offered it to them, saying, "Drink from
it, all of you.This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for
the forgiveness of sins. Matt
26:26-28 NIV+

*For I
received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on
the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks,
he broke it, and said, ďThis is my body
which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.Ē In the same way also he took
the cup, after supper, saying, ďThis cup
is the new covenant in my blood.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.Ē 1Co 11:23-25 ESV+

3.8† Paul tells us Jesusí body is in and with the
bread and His blood is in and with the wine or grape juice. For we eat the bread, and drink the wine or
grape juice at our Lordís Supper.
This shows us the physical elements of bread and wine/grape juice
are present in our Lordís Supper.

It also shows
Christís body and blood must also be present, for we specifically sin against Christís body and blood
if we eat or drink the Lordís Supper
in an unworthy manner.

*Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks
the cupof the Lord in an
unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.1Co 11:27 NASB+

3.9 Paul also tells us that if we do not recognize that our
Lordís body is present before we eat and drink His meal, we will bring judgment
on ourselves. Jesus body is present.

*A man
ought to examine himselfbefore he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinkswithout recognizing the
body of the Lord eats and drinksjudgment on himself.1Cor 11:28-29 NIV

Note: Some believe this is
referring to the church as the body of the Lord. Yet we do not come to the Lordís
Supper to recognize the church, we come to recognize Jesus, what His body has
done for us.

3.10 We also know Jesus is not continually sacrificed (without
blood), and offered up for our sins each time we come to His Supper. For Hebrews tells
us He died once to forgive all of our sins forever.†

*And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of
Jesus Christ once for all. Heb 10:10 ESV+

Truth learned: The Holy Spirit allows Christís body to
be present in and with the bread, His blood to be present in and with the wine
or grape juice; after our Saviorís words of institution have been said over
them. Jesus is present at His Supper; we participate in our Saviorís body when
we eat the bread, and we participate in His blood as we drink the fruit of the
vine. And by faith we spiritually feed on Christís grace, and receive every
spiritual blessing in Heaven which is available through our Savior.

4. The blessings we receive when we Break
Bread (words used by the disciples for Lordís
Supper)

In our Lordís
Supper we are intimately united with Jesus in fellowship, and there is no
greater blessing than this. We can praise and thank Jesus for all He has done
for us. Quietly talk with our Savior, and bring all of our questions, needs,
and troubles to him; and know He will help us with them, according to His
Fatherís will.†

[Communion (In KJV, NKJV+) means intimate relationship or
fellowship]

*The cup
of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion
of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 1Co 10:16 NKJV+

*God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our
Lord. 1Co 1:9 NKJV+

*For all
the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through
him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. 2Co 1:20 ESV+

Jesus would have
us come to His Supper and remember Him; remember how much He loved us. Jesusí
love was so great for us that He was willing to give His life upon a cross to save
us from our sins. Our Saviorís love is so strong for His spiritual brothers and
sisters, that we can never be separated from Him, no matter what happens to us.
What a great thought, what a great spiritual blessing to know.

*and when He had given thanks, He broke it
and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me." In the same way He took the cup also after supper,
saying, "This cup is the new
covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it,in remembrance of Me."1Co 11:24-25 NASB+

*No, in all these things we are more than
conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neitherdeath nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present
nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.Ro 8:37-39 ESV+

As we eat the
bread, we receive the spiritual blessings of participating (In ESV+, NIV+)
in the body of Christ, His one Holy Spiritual Church. Our faith is strengthened
knowing we are one with Christ, our eldest brother who is not ashamed of us.
And the closer we are spiritually united to Jesus, the closer we are
spiritually united to all believers; those on earth and those whose souls are
in Heaven.

*While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my
body."†Matt 26:26 NIV+

*Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give
thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the
body of Christ? 1Cor 10:16 NIV+

*For we, though many, are
one breadandone body; for we all partake of that
one bread. 1Co 10:17 NKJV+

*Both the one who makes men holy and those
who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call
them brothers.Heb
2:11 NIV+

All of our sins
are forgiven immediately, we are continually
sanctified by the Spirit, when He lives in our hearts. 4 Things Save
Us 3.

*that I might be a minister of Jesus
Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the
Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.Ro 15:16 NKJV+

Yet as we drink
the consecrated wine or grape juice, we share (In NASB+) in the blood of Jesus; the only means by
which our sins can be forgiven. Believers receive the blessed assurance that
all of our sins have been forgiven, have been forgotten forever. Even those
sins which we are unaware of committing; the sins we forget we have
committed.††

We are given
spiritual strength to help us (quickly or over time) forgive others, as our Father forgives us.
To ask forgiveness of those who we have wronged, and try to amend for what we
have done. To find peace when something we have done, or something others have
done; haunts our conscience.

*Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it
to them, saying, "Drink from it,
all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for
the forgiveness of sins. Matt
26:27-28 NIV+

* Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a
sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing
in the body of Christ? 1Cor 10:16 NASB+

*In whom we
have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness
of sins, according to the riches of
his grace;(Eph 1:7 ASV).

We also receive
the blessing of knowing that we will celebrate the Lordís Supper with our
Savior, when Jesus returns for us in the clouds. He will give all believers, on
earth and in Heaven; a glorious, holy, eternal body like His. And will take us
home to Heaven to be with Him forever; to celebrate His new Supper; the wedding
Supper of the Lamb.

*I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their
places at the feast with Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.Matt 8:11 NIV+

*Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are
the true words of God." Rev
19:9 NIV+

5. Why we should come to our Lordís Table

We come because we
love Jesus; because we desire to have an intimate fellowship with Him. There
are no ordinances in the New Covenant of our Saviorís grace, which command us
to come to our Lordís Supper. And anything which is not done out of our love
for our Savior is futile, gives us no blessings.

*And if I have prophetic powers, and
understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to
remove mountains, but have not love, I
am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be
burned, but have not love, I gain
nothing. 1Co 13:2-3 ESV+

*having abolished
in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law
of commandmentscontainedin ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new
man from the two, thus making peace, Eph 2:15 NKJV+

We come because
Jesus asked us to remember Him, and come to His Table.

*And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying,
"This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." †Lk 22:19 NASB+

*For I
received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on
the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks,
he broke it, and said, ďThis is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.Ē In the same way also he took the
cup, after supper, saying, ďThis cupis
the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.Ē 1Co 11:23-25 ESV+

We want to receive
the many blessings our Savior will give us. See 4. above.†

Paul also told us
we should come to our Lordís Supper, to proclaim our Saviorís death until He
comes.

*For as often as you eat this bread
and drinkthis cup, you proclaim the
Lord's death till He comes.1Co 11:26 NKJV+

6. Who should eat and drink at our Lordís
Table†

There is not a
simple answer to this. Although all may attend our Lordís Supper, remember what
our Savior has done for us, and be prayed over. Jesus only invites those who
believe that His body and blood are present in His meal, to eat and drink His
Supper. Believers who have faith like 11 of Jesusí disciples at Capernaum had.
They did not understand this was a spiritual message, they did not how they
could feed on our Saviorís flesh, drink His blood; the idea was reprehensible
to them. Yet Peter speaking for the 11 disciples, accepted Jesusí teaching by
faith, for they believed in Jesus, believed in His words. While there were many
other followers who could not accept this teaching, and no longer believed in
Jesus.††

*As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. So Jesus said to the
twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?" Simon Peter
answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You
have words of eternal life. Jn 6:66-68 NASB+

Jesus would not
have unbelievers come to His Table. He sent Judas away, before He offered His
Supper to His disciples on the night before He was crucified; because Judas did
not believe in Him. And then Jesus gave His Supper to the 11 disciples, who
believed in Him.

*Jesus answered them, "Did I not
choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?" He spoke of Judas
Iscariot,the son of Simon, for it was he who
would betray Him, being one of the twelve. Jn 6:70-71 NKJV+

*Jesus answered, "It is he to whom I
shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it."And
having dipped the bread, He gave itto Judas
Iscariot, the son of
Simon.Now after the piece of bread,
Satan entered him. Then Jesus said
to him, "What you do, do
quickly."†Jn 13:26-27 NKJV+

The trouble is we are
not Jesus, we do not know what is in the heart of others, even those we worship
with may not believe in Jesus; be worthy to come to His Table. We think it is
appropriate that we should receive water baptism, letting other believers know
that we have received the Spirit into our hearts; before coming to our Lordís
Supper. Though this does not mean it has happened.

There are also
different situations which we must pray about, and ask Jesus to help us know
who should eat and drink His Supper. There are those who are reaching out for
our Savior, who would reverently come to His Table looking for blessings from
Jesus. It is possible they may even be given the indwelling of the Spirit when
they eat and drink our Saviorís meal.

Yet we do know
that before giving the Lordís Supper, we should tell all that if they do not
believe in Jesus, or if they do not believe the body of Jesus is presentin and
with the bread. His blood is presentin and with the wine or grape juice; they
should not come to our Lordís Supper. Read the verses below to show this is in
accordance with the Word of God.†

*Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks
the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall
be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.1Co 11:27 NASB+

*A man
ought to examine himselfbefore he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinkswithout recognizing the
body of the Lord eats and drinksjudgment on himself.1Cor 11:28-29 NIV

7. How often should we come
to Communion

We
should regularly break bread, out of love for our Savior, because He asked us
to remember Him. Each believer in prayer should ask Jesus to guide us in how
often we should come to His table; for we all will have different needs. Yet
one might want to consider having regular communion at least once a month, for
Jesus asked us to remember Him; and then more often if you desire.†

*Now on the first dayof the week,
when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the
next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. Ac 20:7 NKJV+

*For as often
as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death
till He comes. 1Co 11:26 NKJV+

We
should also come to the Lordís Table any time we desire to have intimate fellowship
with Jesus for any reason. Whether to thank and praise Him for good things we
have received; to be closer with Jesus, closer to other believers, those in
Heaven. And when we have questions, problems, or troubles we would like to
bring to His Table.

*And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in
the breaking of bread, and in
prayers. Ac 2:42-43 NKJV+

*Every day they continued to meet together
in the temple courts. They broke bread
in theirhomes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,Ac 2:46 NIV+

How
often we receive communion can be determined by congregational leaders, if we
only celebrate the Lordís Supper with our congregation. Yet most can talk with
their leaders about how often they would like to receive communion, sometimes
be given private communion if they ask to receive it.

We
have more control over how often we can receive communion, if we regularly
receive it within a small group, with our family, with one or two, or by
ourselves.

We
believe that we should not participate in the Lordís Supper, when the intent,
the words used to consecrate the bread and wine or grape juice, or how it is
distributed; are not in accordance with our Lordís words, or how the Word of
God teaches us to celebrate our Lordís Supper. We should also question a
congregation if they do not offer the Lordís Supper.

This
does not mean these congregations are not fellow Christians, though depending
on what else they believe, they may or may not be our brothers and sisters in
Christ. We should quietly talk with them about their beliefs. Then decide if we
should look for another place to worship; or remain with them, and celebrate
communion with another small group, or our family, or by ourselves where we use
our Saviorís words to celebrate His Supper.

Note:

+We should
not eat or drink our Lordís Supper; if the word ďrepresentsĒ which Jesus does
not say, is said, or implied by any leader while consecrating it. We do not
receive blessings from anything which represents Jesus; we receive blessings
because Jesus is present. See 3.3 Ė 3.9 (Many protestant congregations use
represent)

+We should
not eat or drink our Lordís Supper if any leader consecrating it; says or
implies that only the physical body and blood of Jesus are present in His
Supper. See 3.8 (Catholic belief)

+We should
not eat or drink our Lordís Supper if any leader consecrating it; says or
implies Jesus must be sacrificed (without blood), offered up to our Father at
each Communion. See 3.10 [Catholic belief of unbloody
sacrifice in Communion (Eucharist) - Catholic Encyclopedia 3rd
paragraph from end]

+We do not
believe we are really receiving communion by sticking the consecrated bread
into consecrated wine or grape juice; and then eating the bread. Jesus words
clearly told believers that we are to eat the bread in which His body is
present; then we are to drink the wine or grape juice in which His blood is
present. Lk 22:19-20

It is not
true that how you believe, your intent in receiving the bread and wine or grape
juice, overrides how they were consecrated. If this were so all one would have
to do is distribute bread and wine or grape juice, and our intent would make
Jesus body and blood present in the bread and wine or grape juice. It is not our
intent which makes Jesus body and blood present; it is the Holy Spirit
who does. And only when we obey Jesus, use His words over the bread and
wine or grape juice. So we can have an intimate fellowship with our Savior, as
we spiritual feed and drink of His grace, and our given spiritual blessings.
See 3.5

8. Where we should Break
Bread†

We should break
bread, anywhere we can have a reverent, intimate supper with our Lord. It does
not have to be in any specific physical place, or at a church. It does not have
to be with any specific believers, except one qualified believer who can lead
us in our Lordís Supper.

*So continuing daily with one accord in the
temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food
with gladness and simplicity of heart, Ac 2:46
NKJV+

9. Who should lead us in Communion

Jesus atoning
death upon the cross tore the curtain in the Temple in half; tore any barrier
down between us and our God. We do not have to go through any earthly
congregation, church, or their leaders to come to our God, to receive blessings
from Him, including celebrating our Lordís Supper. Christian men who are
leaders, who correctly use Godís Word, should organize the Lordís Supper for
believers who take communion with their congregations. They should teach
believers the correct way to celebrate and lead the Lordís Supper, if we want
to do it in small groups, with our families, or by ourselves.

*Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy placesby the blood of Jesus, by the new and
living way that he opened for us through the
curtain, that is, through his flesh,
Heb 10:19 ESV+

*Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of
grace, that
we may obtain mercy and find
grace to help in time of need. Heb 4:16 NKJV+

Qualified
means: a believer who knows how to lead those present in the Lordís Supper
according to the Word of God.

Lead
means: In charge of everything needed to celebrate communion including: reading
Jesusí words over the unleavened bread and the wine or grape juice, to
consecrate it. And then distributing the consecrated unleavened bread, wine or
grape juice to believers.†

Qualified
Christian men should lead us in the Lordís Supper.†

*But I do
not allow a woman to teach or exercise
authorityover a man, but to
remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first
created, and then Eve. And
it wasnot Adam who was
deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. 1Ti 2:12-14 NASB+

Congregational
communion: The elders or the senior Christian men leaders; should lead or
appoint a qualified man to lead the believers in celebrating our Lordís Supper.
If he is unable to lead it, the next senior qualified man should lead it. If
there are no qualified men present, the senior qualified woman can lead it, or
appoint a woman who is qualified to lead the Lordís Supper.†

Non-congregational
communion: Is usually held in small groups, with Christian friends, with
families, or by ourselves. The qualified senior Christian man should lead
communion, or appoint another qualified man to lead it. If there are no
qualified men present, or if they all agree, the senior qualified woman can
lead it, or appoint a woman who is qualified to lead the Lordís Supper.†

10. How to prepare our Lordís
Supper

The
physical ingredients needed:

Unleavened
bread (No Yeast) is preferable for the bread. Unleavened
bread is a flat bread: can be broken off from a large
piece, also comes in individual wafers or small pieces.

Yeast was
symbolic of sins; yeast had to be removed before the Passover Feast was eaten,
Jesus probably used unleavened bread at His Supper (See Specifics). Paul likewise tells we should get
rid of the yeast, become a new batch without yeast. †

*Get
rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast--as you really
are. For Christ, our Passover lamb,has been sacrificed.1Co 5:7 NIV+

Fruit
of the vine may have been a new wine that was still fermenting without yeast.
Either wine or grape juice can be used.

Drink
the wine or grape juice in a common cup, where each person takes a small drink (often a silver cup because silver kills bacteria).

Drink
the wine or grape juice in small individual cups, giving each believer a small
drink.†

One
must let our Lord guide them on whether to:

Use
regular bread (with yeast).

Whether
to use other ingredients to celebrate our Lordís Supper in real emergencies;
when unleavened bread, wine or grape juice are not available.

In large groups
the Lordís Supper can more intimately be served by having people come up to the
front or railing in small groups.

Otherwise it can
be brought to the people where they are located.

In small groups or
when one is alone the Lordís Supper can be served however the group wants, as
long as it is done in a loving, reverent way.

The words Jesus
used to institute His Supper must be said over the bread and the wine or grape
juice, for His body and blood to be present in and with them. There are 4
accounts of Jesus instituting the Lordís Supper and any of them can be used: Matt 26:26-30, Mk 14:22-24, Lk
22:19-20, 1Cor 11:27-29.
It is a good idea to combine these different accounts together to get all the
different things Jesus said when instituting His Supper. We combined the follow
verses; and they are read over the bread and fruit of the vine in our simple
service below.†

Read over unleavened bread

*While they were eating, Jesus took bread,
gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and
eat; this is my body.Ē Matt 26:26 NIV+†

*this do in remembrance of me.1Co 11:portion 24 ASV

Read over wine or grape
juice

*Then he took the cup, gave thanks and
offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood
of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I
tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day
when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom."†Matt 26:27-29 NIV+†

*ďThis do, as often as ye drink it, in
remembrance of me.Ē†1Cor 11:portion
25 ASV

11. A simple service for our Lordís Supper

†You may
change this service to fit your needs; yet always use Jesusí exact words of
institution from the Word

Opening prayer: Dear
Jesus, we thank you for inviting us to Your supper. We
humbly repent of all the sins that we have committed; even those we are not
aware of doing. Help us to forgive others, as You have
forgiven us. Unite and hold us together with all believers in Your one Holy, Spiritual, Church. Give us the confidence to
know the prayers we offer up in Your name, will be
answered by our Heavenly Father, according to His will. And continually supply
us with strength to love You above all things; and our
neighbors as ourselves. Amen

A few moments for each to
privately pray, or if in a small group each can individually take turns to
pray; thanking and praising our Savior, bringing our troubles, wants, and
problems to Him.†

Prayer before the Lordís
Supper: We thank you Heavenly Father for creating us,
for loving us, for making us Your own children, heirs
to Your Heavenly Kingdom. Holy Spirit we thank You for introducing us to Jesus,
for guiding us in the Word, for sanctifying and keeping us holy. Dear Jesus we
thank You for loving us, for suffering and dying on the cross to forgive our
sins, for offering us spiritual blessings as we come to Your Supper. As we eat
the bread in which Your body is present, You give us
the spiritual assurance that we are one with You; one with all the believers on
earth; and one with all those who have preceded us to Heaven above. As we drink
the fruit of the vine in which Your blood is present,
You give us the spiritual assurance that all of our sins have been forgiven,
have been forgotten forever. Almighty God we thank You
for all You have done for us, for all the love You continue to pour out on us.
In Jesus name we pray, amen.

Jesus words should be said
over small pieces of bread; preferably unleavened bread; optional then to break
the bread.††

**While
they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to
his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body;this do in
remembrance of me."

The bread should then be distributed.

Jesus words should be said over the fruit of
the vine; small amount of either wine or grape juice in small individual cups;
or wine can use one common cup from which a small drink is taken.

*Then he
took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it,
all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for
the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine
from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's Kingdom.

The fruit of the vine should then be
distributed.

A few moments for each to privately pray or if
in a small group each can individually take turns offering praise and
thanksgiving for all the spiritual blessings we have received.†

Closing prayer: Dear Jesus, we thank You
for giving us the blessed assurance that all of our sins have been forgiven,
and forgotten forever. Our hearts have been made white as snow, and are filled
with Your love. You have made us holy children of our
Heavenly Father, Your brothers and sisters, of whom You
are not ashamed. Grant us the strength to follow You all the days of our lives, and help us to joyfully
proclaim Your name. Until we celebrate the greatest Supper of
them all, with You in Paradise. Amen.